Radiation Exposure Incidents, Health Risks and Exposure-Informed Care

Listen in to this episode of the Veterans Health Matters podcast to hear Danny McClung, Heath Physicist and Radiological Consultant for VA’s Post Deployment Health Services (PHDS), discuss radiation exposure incidents, the health implications of radiation exposure, as well as exposure-informed care and the resources available to Veterans.   RESOURCES VET-HOME portal https://vethome.va.gov/ VET-HOME support: 1-833-MEE-VTHM or 1-833-633-8846 Ionizing Radiation Registry: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/benefits/registry-exam.asp  About VET-HOME: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/VET-HOME/index.asp About Military Environmental Exposures: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/index.asp About Radiation: https://www.publichealth.va.gov/exposures/radiation/index.asp VA Disability Benefits: https://www.va.gov/disability/ About PACT Act: https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/ War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) Website: https://www.warrelatedillness.va.gov/ WRIISC SharePoint: https://dvagov.sharepoint.com/sites/vawriisc